Browsing for pharmaceutical sales jobs online? One popular area of the industry is pharmaceutical sales – often working on behalf of a pharmaceutical company to present and sell drug samples to medical professionals.
If you want to learn more about what a career as a pharmaceutical sales rep involves, you may find the information provided in the guide below useful.
Pharmaceutical Jobs in Sales: Work Profile
A pharmaceutical sales rep needs to confident and charismatic in nature, with an outstanding working knowledge of the medical industry. In this role, you’ll need to have complete understanding of your target market – so if you are attempting to sell a new mouthwash, experience of the dental industry may be a pre-requisite to landing this type of pharmaceutical job.
This job can be varied – some days will be based in the office, others will involve travelling by car to meet clients and medical professionals and attend specialist conferences and exhibitions. Many employers will therefore demand a full, clean driving licence as a condition of your employment.
Presenting and pitching are an essential part of this sales job – perhaps even more so than other sales roles. Medical professionals will need plenty of convincing that a product is safe and offers substantial benefits before approving its release onto the market. Therefore, in front of medical professionals, you can expect to discuss everything from market costs to side effects.
Aside from demonstrating a flair for sales, a pharmaceutical sales representative should also have excellent organisational skills. This job will often involve coordinating sales strategies across a region, so you will need to build a large network of contacts within the industry to make an impact in this sector, and keep track of weekly and monthly sales figures. Meeting sales deadlines can be extremely stressful, so the ability to cope with pressure is all-important also.
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